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RESOLUTION NO. 97-56
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFOR1vIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENT
REGARDING A CITY MEASURE AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO
PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS.
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Palm Desert, California, on Tuesday,
November 4, 1997, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measure:
Shall the Charter be adopted making Palm Desert
a Charter City so that the laws of Palm Desert shall
prevail over State law with respect to municipal affairs?
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council authorizes any and all members of the City Council to file a written
argument in Favor of the City measure in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code
of the State of California and to change the argument until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk after which
no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
SECTION 2. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the measure to the City
Attorney, unless the organization or salaries of the o�ce of the City Attorney are affected. The City Attorney shall
prepare an impartial analysis of the measure showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation
of the measure. The impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary
arguments.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into
the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, at its
regular meeting held on the 26th day of June, 1997, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, SNYDER, SPIEGEL, & KELLY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: CRITES
ABSTAIN: NONE
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Sheila R. Gilligarf, City Clerk
City of Palm Desert, Californi